The trial of former Coffee County Central High School Red Raider baseball coach Bradley Newton Weir was set to begin on Monday (March 19, 2018) at the Coffee County Courthouse in downtown Manchester. The 47 year-old Weir is accused of having sex with a 15 year-old student in 2015. The trial never started on Monday …

If the Coffee County Commission approves a proposal by the Coffee County school system, North Coffee Elementary School will be remodeled. The project will renovate the existing space and add about 20,000 square feet of new space. The Coffee County Budget and Finance Committee Members approved $5 million for the project. Now the proposal will …

We have an update on the officer involved shooting in Tullahoma. According to Coffee County District Attorney Craig Northcott, police responded to a residence on South Franklin Street at approximately 5 p.m. on Friday in response to a reported assault. Upon arrival, officers encountered 47 year-old James Shelton, who allegedly became combative with police outside …

A joint investigation into the circumstances of a homicide last week has resulted in the arrest of the victim’s roommate in connection to the crime. TBI Agents joined investigators from the Warren County Sheriff’s Department in investigating the homicide of Stephen Pohl, who died last Tuesday from an apparent gunshot wound at his home in …

At the request of 14th District Attorney General Craig Northcott, TBI Agents continue to investigate the circumstances involving an officer-involved shooting this evening in Tullahoma. Preliminary information indicates the incident occurred when officers from the Tullahoma Police Department attempted to interview 47year-old James Bradford Shelton in connection to an assault investigation in which he was …

On Friday afternoon around 5:30pm the Coffee County Sheriff Department personnel and all county volunteer fire departments were dispatched to the Winchester Highway for structure fire. The house was fully engulfed when Deputy Tim Cooper arrived. The Hillsboro Fire Department arrived at the scene and began to fight the fire. It was unsure at the …

Michael D. Cyree, 906 E. East Lincoln St., Tullahoma and Timothy J. Poe, 2585 Old Alto Highway, Decherd escaped the Franklin County Jail on Thursday, but were brought back into custody on Saturday. Authorities from the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office located Cyree around 3:45pm and he was transported back to the jail in Winchester. About …

Unemployment figures for January show the unemployment rate increased in all 95 counties in Tennessee. State officials say because of seasonal employment trends, Tennessee typically sees a slight uptick in county unemployment at the start of the year. Coffee County increased to 3.6 percent in January, up from 3 percent in December. Warren County’s unemployment …

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has released to the public its annual crime study detailing the volume and nature of crime on the state’s college and university campuses. ‘Crime on Campus 2017’ compiles data submitted to TBI by the state’s colleges, universities, and law enforcement agencies through the Tennessee Incident Based Reporting System (TIBRS). Among …